China

Discussed as gaining favorability in global polls and being the subject of a social media trend.

“Okay. I would like to take a turn at looking at the public's attitudes towards everything going on here. Uh, some interesting indicators for you. China seems to be coming up in the world's esteem. According to a global poll conducted by Gallup, 36% of people s…”

Major global power involved in trade negotiations and sovereignty claims over Taiwan.

“So a bit of rapid-fire history here to understand why. For thousands of years, Taiwan was largely indigenous, but from the late 1600s, it was under Chinese control for more than 200 years.”

The primary focus of the discussion regarding economic entanglement and market access.

“I think that you find a resolution and a path forward with China through economic cooperation. It's the largest consumer economy in the world.”

Discussed as a location for Tesla's factories and the primary source of competitive EVs and data residency requirements.

“That's why it's so extraordinary, by the way, what Elon has. You know, Elon has Tesla in China, no partnership. He's the only one. He has a phenomenal relationship with Xi. When you look at Xi and, um, Elon together, notice how deferential and respectful they …”

Discussed as a nation with critical resource inputs and systematic economic challenges, seeking to maintain middle-class growth.

“The money that's gonna be raised plus the gerrymandering that h- will get done and undone over the next few months. Again, I think, I think the, the Chinese and the, and the Americans have a very strong incentive to kind of divide up the world. Like, I think t…”

A major global power negotiating trade deals and geopolitical stability with the United States.

“All right. Well, we have a big docket here. The Trump-Xi summit has begun. That is the number one story right now after a two-month delay because of the war in Iran. This is the first visit to China since 2017. Seventh face-to-face meeting for Trump and Presid…”

Investing heavily in domestic fabs and semiconductor equipment to ensure competitiveness and reduce supply chain reliance.

“So as we build out our own manufacturing capacity here in the US, and I know we've struggled, and there are fits and starts and issues with it and whatnot, but the, the TSMC facility in Arizona is running. They're printing. And if it works and they figure out …”

Discussed in the context of a potential blockade of Taiwan.

“Mark, I'm gonna give you the last word, but I'm gonna force you to answer a hard question. China sets up a blockade around Taiwan, and they decide they're taking it. Should the US defend it, yes or no?”

The primary focus of the segment regarding its cultural influence, economic strategy, and geopolitical ambitions.

“Well, Wu Long is the hunchback, but then there was a transgender, a singer there, and that's Wu Long is, is the hunchback, and then I forget her name, but she's got that whip. All right, get her out of here. But she was big for a minute. Now, I understand that…”

Described as a necessary economic partner that the US must engage with rather than confront.

“But there's this idea that conflict between us and China is inevitable. Not only is it not inevitable, but it will be the end of the world, which some people want. Some people want that, 'cause they look at the post-World War II system, they go, "It's not gonn…”

Described as a superpower whose economy is deeply linked to the US, making adversarial conflict dangerous.

“W- economically, I think, you know, they hold most of our debt. 90% of our antibiotics are made in China, [laughs] among other things. So not to say anything of semiconductors or whatever. Like, if you wanna talk about two economies that at this point are pret…”

Discussed as a nation that would win a ground war against the United States.

“Here's the reality. We cannot... You're not gonna win in a, a war with China. You're not gonna win in a ground war with China. I don't know what you're thinking. And can we, one more time, please, let's bring that up. Let's bring that up, 'cause it just makes …”

The speaker expresses a strong interest in discussing international relations with China.

“I just wanna talk about China. I don't wanna ta- I don't care who's offended by what at the Kevin Hart roast. It doesn't bother me. People can, can get offended by anything they want, and, and everyone has the right to their own feelings. I just wanna talk abo…”

The location of the state visit and the country whose youth performance is being analyzed.

“So Trump's in China with every CEO, every tech demon. They're all there. It's a trip to China, and he does this. He's greeted by President Xi, and they have this beautiful walk. Now, take a look at this. I want everyone to look at...”

Discussed as a nation with significant military might that exerts power through duplicity and economic infiltration rather than direct invasion.

“Well, that's a, uh, an interesting question because China doesn't meddle in other countries the way we do, and they have a similar military might. Not quite commensurate-”

Mentioned as a country influencing American education systems.

“That's a very good question, and I think that's a different thing. 'Cause I think what you're talking about is influencing American education systems, and that you could say China and Russia. They both have-”

Described as a dynamic autocracy that is attempting to replace Silicon Valley through aggressive business strategies.

“... uh, Trump doesn't recognize the evolution of China since the last time he was there. China's no longer trying to copy Silicon Valley. They're trying to replace it.”

The location of the summit between the US and Chinese leadership.

“... in a way that I think is smart. Anyway, um, but he doesn't use it for... You know, he has a nice girlfriend, and he, you know, they get into beefs and this and that, but it's, um... But they're, they also have a relationship, and I think it's-- I think tha…”

President Trump is traveling to China.

“It's a jury decision, and then the judge will decide remedies. So it c-- you know, he, she-- if he lose-- if, if Musk wins, they might say, "Well, we're leaving it as it is and going with the California thing, and they can pay him money or whatever. We're not …”

Discussed in terms of trade shifts, rare earth mineral control, and its evolving relationship with the US.

“And he would never, he doesn't think-- He doesn't, he doesn't have the diplomats or the IQ to respond to what was really the only substantive statement made at this summit. And sending Huang over... Jensen used to have 90% sh-share of chips over there. It's go…”

Discussed as a global power that may benefit from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to embarrass the US and as a leader in AI development.

“Well, I think my, just from observation and reporting, in the short term, I think China's fine with the strait being closed 'cause it embarrasses the United States. The president may say Mr. Xi is a great friend of his, but I think China loves seeing the Unite…”

Discussed as a rising global power that the U.S. must navigate, described as an 'evil empire' by Mark Halperin.

“... he's partially right. I mean, we still have a lot of, uh, a- a- advantages over China. The problem is they're, they're an evil empire. And, and I've said for a long time, the goal, the job of the American president on foreign policy and national security i…”

Alleged to have intelligence posts on the island of Cuba.

“pretext to U- US military action so that they can then turn a- around and be like, "We said it was pretextual." Right? You gave your audience absolutely no context for all the bullshit you just heaped upon them. You just wanted the exclusive. You want to be pa…”

Mentioned as a foreign power that the US seeks to prevent from gaining influence in Cuba.

“So what do you... I mean, I'm trying to think of the Trump administration's position here, Kurt, because now that we've got... It's almost like the dog catching the bumper, right? Like, we're getting what we wanted. The- they're collapsing economically, and th…”

Used as a comparison for regional influence and power dynamics.

“This is key. I mean, d- it- listen to what Ryan just said. The nationalist objectives, just like with Venezuela, have already been achieved. Cuba has basically capitulated, so if that is the goal of the United States, uh, it can already be done with soft power…”

The destination of Trump's trip and a key player in potential negotiations regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

“off your first order by using code crooked or going to cookunity.com/crooked. [upbeat music] All right. [laughs] So Trump [laughs] staying on this subject, Trump's about to spend some quality time this week with, uh, fellow imperialist Xi Jinping when he takes…”

Mentioned as a destination for Trump's upcoming travel.

“On today's show, Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is on, quote, "life support." We'll talk about why and what comes next as he heads off to China. We'll also talk about his new plan to make Venezuela our 51st state.”

Discussed as a nation where citizens face restrictions on movement and speech.

“I was wondering as you were speaking about this earlier, if I'm in China, can I just get up and go? Can I just leave?”

Categorized as an autocratic power that views liberal democratic language as a threat to its political system.

“ideas. So let's go back to autocracy and democracy. You know, if you are the leader of Russia or you're the leader of China, what is the thing that is most threatening to you? And the answer is the language of liberal democracy. So all this stuff that we find …”

Mentioned as an authoritarian government that uses social media campaigns to promote stability and hierarchy.

“... and hierarchy for some people. And it's true that authoritarians seem to offer that. You know, in a democracy, you do have this constant change of leaders. You know, there's more demands on citizens. You know, you have to participate if you care about your…”

Cited as an extreme example of government-controlled internet and surveillance systems.

“All dictatorships seek to control information. You know, in China, the entire internet since the 1990s has been constructed so that the government can control it.There is no outside internet. There is n- there is nobody who's active on the Chinese internet who…”

Described as a sophisticated autocratic system where decisions serve the ruling party.

“So one of the things that we have in the United States for the first time ever, I think, is a president who is actively doing business in countries and in areas that are of interest to the people he's doing business with. So for example, the Trump family does …”

Mentioned as a destination for diplomatic visits as nations hedge against U.S. influence.

“Like, how does that affect us? And everybody went through this kind of traumatic experience of imagining a US invasion of a NATO ally, and then Trump made a speech at Davos where he somehow changed the subject and confused Greenland and Iceland a few times and…”

Cited as an example of a closed and repressive autocracy.

“So at a liberal democracy, meaning a state where, as I said, the electoral rules are clear, where the electoral system is set up not to favor one party or the next. And instead, it's described as an electoral democracy, which is somewhat less free. You see sim…”

Mentioned as a significant global power whose rise was overlooked due to Western complacency.

“We missed the, the significance of China, and we missed a lot of those things because we were so sure that we were just winning.”

Referenced in a question regarding how it manages wealth inequality compared to democracies.

“Is there a link between democracies and sort of rampant capitalism? So i-in a democracy-- I don't know much about this stuff, so I'm just asking the question. But in a democracy, does it tend to be the case that you end up with wealth inequality because you le…”

Demonstrating strength and upward mobility on the world stage while bullying Trump.

“otherwise. And so you might think that the president would want to put pressure on China to put pressure on Iran, uh, in order to gain concessions. Uh, none of that. It was basically nothing. And I don't know. I, I just don't see how you look at the summit any…”

China is maintaining a firm stance on Taiwan and resisting US interference.

“changed in the power dynamics and expanding on, uh, the feeling that Trump is just demonstrating real weakness on the world stage. The China summit last week ended with a whimper, basically. Um, Trump is-- they're, they're trying to save face this morning with…”

Discussed in the context of Trump's contradictory foreign policy and his stock trades involving companies with business interests there.

“... expand our relationship with China. And if you care about Platner, Platner-- That's Platner's stated policy view. Like, he thinks that we should like de-escalate with China. But, uh, okay, so if that, if that's your position, then, uh, fine. But that, that…”

Discussed as a major player in the AI race and a destination for US tech deals and chip exports.

“Yeah. I think... Like, I am just very unsure where all of this settles out, because I can imagine, you know, Trump wanting to go to China and make a bunch of deals, and obviously Jensen Huang and Nvidia wanna be able to sell their chips in China. And so I can …”

Engaging in diplomatic discussions about AI and seeking access to advanced models.

“So there was some, uh, reporting in The Wall Street Journal last week that both the US and China have been considering a series of official discussions around AI. We know that AI is on the agenda for President Trump's meetings with Xi in China this week. And w…”

Cited as a geopolitical adversary in the context of AI chip exports and national security concerns.

“Well, I think that basically, um, to, to use a phrase you sometimes like to use, like the Trump administration's view of AI just did not survive contact with reality, right? And that in a word, what has changed here is Mythos, the model that Anthropic now has …”

President Trump traveled there to discuss trade and AI policy with officials.

“Well, the big news this week is that President Trump headed to China with a cohort of American business executives to have a series of meetings about Chinese trade policy and AI and other things with Xi Jinping and other leading Chinese officials.”

Mentioned as the location for upcoming meetings regarding AI regulation.

“So Casey, the politics of AI and AI regulation are obviously shifting very quickly. Um, we may learn more this week after these meetings in China, but, like, what is your take on what this latest burst of news signals about AI or AI regulations?”

Mentioned as a destination for Trump's diplomatic visit and a nation with significant leverage over rare earth minerals.

“Their euphemism is the K-shaped economy. They call it K-shaped, which basically means most Americans, if you draw a K and you have a horizontal line, 99% of Americans live in the recession, Great Recession, depression area, right? That's where most Americans a…”

Destination for Donald Trump's upcoming trip.

“You're watching Ben on Breaking News. I'm Ben Meiselas, and this is your breaking news. Before we went live, we learned that the Pentagon is considering a new mission, a new invasion of Iran. They're calling it Operation Sledgehammer. They believe that the cea…”

Discussed as a geopolitical power influencing local US politics and hosting Donald Trump.

“[laughs] Funny timing, 'cause Trump's in China right now speaking to Xi Jinping.”

Discussed regarding its influence in Arcadia and its historical expertise in building railroads.

“Historically speaking, they made some good railroads.”

Referenced in the context of a hypothetical reality show about loyalty and espionage.

“... which ones are actually loyal to the United States of America and which ones are working for China.”

Mentioned as the nation receiving secrets from a suspected spy mayor in California.

“No, if you're an American citizen, which I assume she is, be- she's mayor of Arcadia, and then she's handing off secrets to the Chinese, you obviously have to kill her in the most Chinese way possible.”

Discussed as a key player in the long-term Cold War and the target of US efforts to isolate Russia.

“Oh, on South Park, the poor... I think it's Butters. The Underpants Gnomes are stealing his underwear, and they're trying to explain how this is supposed to work, and they don't really have it worked out what they're gonna do with the underpants, but they're s…”

Discussed regarding its economic strategy, lack of invasion, and technological workarounds.

“... you know, just to point to what you're saying is, like, China's not invading anybody. They're-”

Described as a rising power that has maintained a friendly relationship with the U.S. for decades.

“Well, it's like this. When it was the Cold War against the commie Soviet Union, I was a kid, and it's... I'm not a expert on all of that history. I think there were real questions about the dangers of world communism at that time where at least I'd be willing …”

Mentioned regarding its missile technology capabilities and historical transfers from the U.S.

“But if they're cooperating with China, and China has that capability.”

Discussed as a major economic partner for Russia, particularly regarding hydrocarbon exports.

“China in our Cold War with them or worse." And which I think is stupid and didn't work. I think that was the, the choice that Joe Biden made, and I think it was totally wrong, 'cause it just strengthened the relationship between Russia and China. The Russians …”

The geographic origin of the bug submission and the location associated with the attackers' test infrastructure.

“As the Sophos team investigated this more, they learned that whoever did this attack had to have really in-depth knowledge of Sophos firewalls. Like, there’s no way they should have discovered this bug unless they had access to the source code, which wasn’t pu…”

The geographic location where Sophos deployed the kernel implant on unauthorized devices.

“Exactly. So, so number one, like, we never deployed it to any properly licensed devices. Um, the second part is, like, we only ever deployed it to Chinese devices. Um, we, we just didn't sell firewalls in China, so there was really... Unless you're a company m…”

The geographic origin of the threat actors and the location where the trial firewall licenses were registered.

“So these two names keep showing up again in their analysis of these attacks, which are Gbigmao and Tstark. These are the people who registered for trial licenses of Sophos firewalls. They were in China, and the malware would show up on their device first, whic…”

The government identified as the likely perpetrator behind the surveillance of Uyghur-supporting groups.

“only one organization that actually cares about these two groups of people, uh, you know, about surveillance of these two groups of people, and that is the government of China.”

The location where the threat actors were based and operating from.

“month it gets new firmware and then it's left. So these things just stood out like a sore thumb. So it suddenly became really easy to find these threat actors, you know? The more telemetry we had, the, the easier it got, you know? And we started to really buil…”

Identified as the superpower behind the state-sponsored threat actor targeting security companies.

“A big thank you to Andrew Brandt and Craig Jones for coming on the show and telling us this incredible story of how Sophos got targeted by a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor. This story is dang scary to me since the playing field is so unfair. A single com…”

The location where Dr. Epley and his family traveled to adopt their daughter, Lindsay.

“in over and over again. And it gave me courage to go where my wife was and to say, "Yeah, we can do this. Honey, you and I can do this together." Now, Jen and I are in a position that's different from lots of other families. We have resources. She's a fabulous…”

The speaker mentions adopting his daughter Lindsay from China.

“So our youngest daughter, uh, Lindsay, has Down syndrome, and Lindsay's adopted from, we adopted L- Lindsay from ChinaThe research that I've been doing over the last fifteen or so years with my collaborators, where we're finding over and over again how overly …”

The nation that invaded Tibet in 1950 and subsequently restricted Western access to the northern route of Everest.

“Yeah, because China invaded Tibet in 1950 and said, uh, "This side of the mountain is closed to Westerners." But this happened, that happened, uh, three decades after Mallory and his expeditions. Um, so they were using that north route, and still to this day, …”

The Chinese government and its climbers have been involved in the investigation of the north side of Everest, though they have denied reports of finding a deceased English climber.

“Uh, but one of the Chinese climbers said, "I found an English dead," to another climber. Um, China has always denied this and said that that's not true, uh, and that it was a, a misunderstanding, and then, um, that climber actually, uh, his name was Wang, uh, …”

A Chinese expedition is rumored to have found Irvine's body and the missing camera, potentially suppressing the discovery to protect national pride.

“I like that clue, too. Um, there's also a, a missing camera. They took a camera with them for that third attempt, a Kodak Vest Pocket camera, VPK.And it's like one of those old cameras with the accordion that you pull out, but it is a really small, like, pocke…”

The country where netizens are circulating theories and stereotypes about the couple's regional origins.

“I've ever heard, and I think it's a very small group of people. But when the news starts circulating, a lot of Chinese netizens are trying to come up with this theory, and they thought, they settle on the idea that Tony is from Northern China and I- Ivy is fro…”

Mentioned as the home country of the individuals involved.

“And then again, he goes to the kitchen at around 8:00 in the morning, and then he tries to put a large knife to his neck, but he doesn't do anything yet again. So we can imagine that between 1:04 a.m. and 4:43 a.m., Tony brutally beat his wife to death with hi…”

Referenced in the context of the one-child policy and cultural background of the victim's family.

“And that is when Ivy comments, "I hate you. I hate all of you." February 9th, 2024 is Tony's very first court appearance. It's his plea hearing, and he shows up with a helmet on. It's a human restraint soft shell protective helmet, usually for those who have d…”

Discussed as having low fertility rates and different social welfare structures compared to the United States.

“... th- these are relatively new inventions. United States is a socialist utopia, and people don't even realize it. And we're like, "Oh, well, you know, China is soc- " No, they're not. We're way more socialist than China.”

Mentioned as a country where some businessmen are tracking employee fertility and providing bonuses for having children.

“When I was at a conference with a, there was a Chinese businessman, actually a couple of them who run large companies, um, and, uh, and I was listening in translation, so this might not be entirely, I might have the exact details wrong. But basically they were…”

Discussed as a major creditor nation and the primary competitor to the US dollar's dominance in global trade.

“entity in Europe. And there's a game theory where it's hard to be the first to default. I mean, it's not like they can just, it's not like the whole world can just get together and just default on all that and say, "We're doing a new system now." We're like, m…”

Compared to the US regarding capital controls and market depth.

“Gold has some volatility to it. It's also slow and clunky. You know? It's s-sending it over in planes sometimes if you're literally doing the whole self-custodial route. And dollars are very efficient, and they, you know, they're, they're kinda the, the most l…”

Mentioned in the context of industrial capacity and steel production compared to the United States.

“Yeah, I think, like I mentioned before, we've had decades of these imbalances. And while I do think that the US at one time benefited from having the reserve status, especially during the Cold War, I think it was a massive tailwind, and then even a little bit …”

China is identified as a wealthier nation capable of outbidding developing countries like Egypt for natural gas supplies.

“In Egypt, for example, they are, they just had a month-long energy curfew, right? Because their natural gas import bill tripled. And when, when everyone's kinda scrambling for LNG, Egyptians can't outbid Europe. They can't outbid China. They can't outbid, you …”

Noted as having significant economic influence in Africa, challenging Western dominance.

“Well, Britain was a former colonial power, but Britain's influence, uh, over East Africa has been waning over the years. And, uh, what we have seen right now is, um, a lot of, uh, countries in East Africa broadening their relationship and ties with other count…”

Mentioned as a nation whose economy is deeply integrated with the US market, making conflict destructive.

“I know that you don't like, uh, to talk about speculation, but I, I read a, an excerpt from a new book that's coming out. It's called Defending Taiwan by a writer named Ake Freeman. And he paints a scenario of a possible conflict, hot conflict, uh, where, you …”

Used as a benchmark for the economic scale of NVIDIA's market value.

“[gentle music] If NVIDIA were a country, it would be one of the five richest in the world, just behind the US and China. NVIDIA's value is now more than the entire economic output of Japan or the UK or France. That's how big this company is, and it's also prob…”

Huang suggests that this country is not buying into the alarmist narrative about AI that is prevalent in the West.

“Hmm. And that conversation is not happening in China?”

Mentioned as a country where lactose intolerance is prevalent among the adult population.

“course once you don't need your mother's milk anymore, we're not really designed to drink the milk of other species. That's a slightly bizarre thing to be doing. But then there's a group of people who have a mutation in that gene, which means that they don't s…”

Mentioned in the context of a summit with the president.

“Ooh, the president of China?”

Mike Tyson mentions a friend staying in China while discussing international escorts.

“And listen, I'm saying to myself, I wanna talk to my friend in, um, Yugoslavia. She talks Yugoslavian. She calls from there. I wanna talk to a friend that's staying in China. She talks to the Ch- She... They... The, the common, the common call girl was suppose…”

Mentioned as a target for British opium trade and silver extraction.

“... control the seas, and then they can, they basically would trade. You know, they had, uh, the certain traffic where they would, you know, they would take the cotton, they would buy the cotton f- cheap from, you know, slave labor in America, uh, sell it over…”

Mentioned as a suspected source of mysterious drone sightings over the United States.

“Nuclear-- Yeah, from everything from, like, fusion programs to NASA scientists. Um, certainly in the age of u- of disclosure, which we've been living through the last few years, it's cur- it's more curious. Uh, at first, I thought people were saying, like, the…”

Mentioned as a location where manufacturing moved due to lower costs.

“Yes, because how do you get that balance right? 'Cause I get it. You know, I started my career in manufacturing up in the Northeast, working for Black & Decker. It ended up the factory there moved out to, to Europe, to Eastern Europe, where it was much cheaper…”

Mentioned as a source for cheaper, mass-produced goods that compete with local manufacturing.

“Probably more than if we were to f- uh, if they were to source a, a similar product that's made in China, yeah”

Mentioned as a primary source for cheap international goods that the British government often turns to.

“So look, the classic economic argument would be that the government should buy cheapest, and that is definitely the mindset that this government has had, uh, certainly since, really pretty much since Thatcher, uh, and, and onwards. Um, th-there is a really int…”

Mentioned as a location for cheaper overseas manufacturing alternatives.

“... this romanticized view of all these artists working together. But then if you've got a factory in China-”

Mentioned as a location where components for outdoor gear are manufactured.

“... our time. So it's owned by a Japanese company, and they make it in Japan, India, uh, China. Uh, you know, they're, they're manufacturing in local different bases just in case there is, you know, a s- systemic issue in, in one or the other. Um, the pile we …”

Mentioned as the location Trump was returning from when he commented on the Texas race.

“Another race the Democrats are very excited about and very interested in is Texas. Um, our old boss made his first campaign appearance of the cycle, getting some tacos with James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa, who's running for governor. Trump weighed in on the r…”

Jean-Baptiste Kempf mentions that people in China recognize the VLC cone logo.

“Yeah, by far, right? The logo of VLC is so iconic, right? Like, we are a team with a small number of people and, and the icon is known everywhere. I go to middle of nowhere in India or in China, people know the cone, right? And, and 25% of the website traffic …”

Mentioned as the origin of CCTV systems that used non-standard MPEG-4 variants.

“... with spyware, with you know what. You, it wasn't reliable. You didn't know, and having a single player that was open source or single playback module/player that could do this that was open source. But I think the thing to emphasize is this task in the 200…”

Dax speculates that the illegal ketamine might have originated from China.

“Probably from China or something”

A nation identified as a primary counterintelligence threat to the United States.

“It's a reasonable and serious worry because the organization has been demoralized, shrunken, uh, deployed in ways that are hard to understand from the outside, moving people to immigration work or other work away from their core responsibility. When what the F…”

Mentioned as a location where Trump's family has conducted business with nationals.

“... you know, whatever. I'm living on the edge. Um, one last thing. The Trump corruption stuff now, I mean, like, we've spent so much time thinking, like, talking about, you know, what, what happens for accountability for people that are inside the administrat…”

Mentioned as a geopolitical concern regarding AI dominance.

“It's... I think instead of trying to be certain about very specific small, narrow things, it's better to try to zoom out till you find a place of confidence, right? So, um, like, just take, like, AI for instance, right? Everybody's freaking out about it. Every…”

Mentioned as a competitor in furniture manufacturing due to lower labor costs.

“And we actually went through a really thoughtful question about can we make product in America that's completely competitive? And we determined that, that the only advantage just you have making it in China is wages, right?”

Dana White mentions attempting to recruit a fighter from this country for a specific event.

“We're celebrating America's 250th birthday on the lawn of the White House, and, you know, there possibly couldn't be a greater honor than that, especially for me as an American. And I think that everybody thought that I was gonna build a card, America versus t…”